Stephen King has had many of his legendary novels turned into movies and TV shows throughout the years, but this year, one of his first works will be introduced on the big screen, and will finally right a mistake he made when writing it over five decades ago.
Whilst taking part in a Reddit 'ask me anything' in promotion for The Long Walk, King was asked by one fan, "Why did you go with 4 mph in the book?" referring to the speed at which the contestants are forced to walk. King replied, "At the time, I thought that was walking speed. I suggested J. T. Mollner change it to 3 mph in the movie, and they did. More realistic. In my own defense, there was no internet or chatbots or any of that shit in 1967."
